Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South Pacific Ocean

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the South Pacific Ocean

Archive · 2,008 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1486/112011-05-18 → 2011-06-11
    Man overboard from M/V cobia 3 in 17-26S 148-40W at 170600Z may
    South Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 1474/112011-05-17 → 2011-05-18
    25 foot vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue nissan island (04-32.52S 154-15.24E) to buka…
    South Pacific · Solomon Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 1471/112011-05-17 → 2011-05-28
    14 foot vessel, two persons on board, adrift in 01-00S 174-37E
    South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 1462/112011-05-16 → 2011-06-11
    Man overboard from S/V kwai in 16-23.5S 162-37.0W
    South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1440/112011-05-13 → 2011-06-18
    Seven foot vessel, six persons on board, unreported from tarawa (01-25N 173-02E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  6. HYDROPAC 1334/112011-05-01 → 2011-05-08
    Six meter S/V edrien, red hull, unreported
    Eastern South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 1333/112011-05-01 → 2011-05-08
    15 meter S/V coyote, two persons on board, overdue galapagos islands (00-40.0S 090-33.0W) to marquesas…
    South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 1331/112011-05-01 → 2011-06-11
    14 meter M/V prana, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue to galapagos islands (00-40S 090-33W)
    South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 1329/112011-04-30 → 2011-05-07
    M/V daio robin, 32 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 34-28.96S 077-06.90W
    Eastern South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1312/112011-04-29 → 2011-04-29
    F/V survivor, eight persons on board, on fire vicinity 13-05.0S 169-42.6W at 292042Z apr
    Solomon Islands
  11. HYDROPAC 1290/112011-04-27 → 2011-04-27
    50 foot S/V this side up overdue
    Eastern South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 1258/112011-04-25 → 2011-05-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-32S 174-38W
    South Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 1152/112011-04-14 → 2011-05-28
    Six meter S/V adrian, red and white hull, one person on board, unreported crossing the pacific ocean
    Eastern South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 1050/112011-04-04 → 2011-04-04
    Distress signal received from vessel in 48-51S 167-07E
    South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 870/112011-03-20 → 2011-03-26
    Man overboard from M/V pearl river in 20-29S 075-14W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  16. HYDROPAC 785/112011-03-13 → 2011-03-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-27.2S 177-36.3W at 131109Z mar
    Western South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 613/112011-02-25 → 2011-02-26
    Vessel, two persons on board, adrift in 01-18.2S 175-12.9E
    South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 606/112011-02-24 → 2011-04-02
    Eight meter F/V, three persons on board, overdue vicinity 08-05S 139-35W
    Eastern South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 563/112011-02-21 → 2011-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-26.8S 103-15.0W on 21 feb
    Eastern South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 407/112011-02-04 → 2011-02-07
    Eight meter vessel, nine persons on board, overdue mussau island (01-25.4S 149-36.8E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 246/112011-01-20 → 2011-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-15.4S 095-56.2W
    Eastern South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 190/112011-01-16 → 2011-01-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 00-49.0S 161-39.6W at 162125Z jan
    South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 162/112011-01-14 → 2011-01-29
    Vessel, grey hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift
    South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 142/112011-01-13 → 2011-01-16
    Nine meter S/V, black and white hull, capsized and adrift in 23-26.2S 149-47.9W at 112015Z jan
    South Pacific · Austral Islands
  25. HYDROPAC 2958/102010-12-29 → 2011-01-03
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported manus island (02-00.5S 146-34.7E) to harengan island (01-57.4S…
    Bismarck Sea · Admiralty Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 2686/102010-12-06 → 2010-12-07
    60 foot S/V lady windermere, white hull, three persons on board, overdue lautoka (17-37S 177-27E) to opua…
    Fiji To New Zealand
  27. HYDROPAC 2679/102010-12-04 → 2010-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-02.6S 125-05.9W
    South Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 2650/102010-12-01 → 2010-12-03
    14 meter vessel S/V cholgas, grey hull, one person on board, overdue suva (18-08S 178-25E) to opua (35-19S…
    Fiji To New Zealand
  29. HYDROPAC 2598/102010-11-26 → 2010-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-51.5S 114-14.0W at 261437Z nov
    Eastern South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2570/102010-11-25 → 2010-12-11
    M/V poti marara, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 09-27S 140-48W at 241847Z nov
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  31. HYDROPAC 2551/102010-11-24 → 2010-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-57S 158-18W
    South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 2371/102010-11-05 → 2010-11-06
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue nissan island (04-32.5S 154-15.2E) to buka…
    South Pacific · Solomon Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2352/102010-11-04 → 2010-11-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15 meter M/V wild goose in 22-01.6S 162-19.6W
    South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2141/102010-10-15 → 2010-10-16
    Distress signal received from F/V on 406 mhz in 14-51.3S 131-01.0W
    South Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 2128/102010-10-14 → 2010-10-17
    Vessel reports crewman with head injury requiring medical assistance in 09-08.50S 171-47.12W
    Western South Pacific · Tokelau
  36. HYDROPAC 2112/102010-10-13 → 2010-10-14
    14 meter S/V providence, white hull, three persons on board, unreported port vila (17-45S 168-18E) to opua…
    Western South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 2081/102010-10-07 → 2010-11-27
    Distress signal received from M/V tiloune in 17-55.3S 174-24.1E
    South Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 2078/102010-10-07 → 2010-11-13
    Vessel capsized, seven persons overboard, vicinity 19-26S 169-30E
    South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2063/102010-10-06 → 2010-10-09
    Vessel, three persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Tokelau
  40. HYDROPAC 2045/102010-10-03 → 2010-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-55.0S 171-19.9W
    South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2031/102010-10-02 → 2010-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-40.7S 162-03.9W at 020829Z oct
    South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 1890/102010-09-16 → 2010-09-17
    Man overboard from M/V tpc napier vicinity 32-03S 169-02E at 160415Z sep
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1725/102010-08-25 → 2010-09-04
    19 foot vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue nissan island (04-33S 154-15E) to buka island…
    South Pacific · Bougainville
  44. HYDROPAC 1636/102010-08-12 → 2010-08-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-52S 163-24E at 121051Z aug
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 1590/102010-08-06 → 2010-09-18
    40 foot F/V sandra fay, red hull, unreported to whangarei (35-43S 174-18E)
    South Pacific · New Zealand-north Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1588/102010-08-06 → 2010-08-09
    Derelict 57 foot vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 19-22S 172-34W at 040423Z aug
    South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 1570/102010-08-02 → 2010-08-05
    Derelict M/V capsized and adrift vicinity 19-30.9S 172-10.8W at 011355Z aug
    South Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 1547/102010-07-30 → 2010-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 19-54S 177-03W
    South Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 1357/102010-06-30 → 2010-08-14
    24 foot vessel, white and brown hull, three persons on board, overdue vicinity amanu (17-48.4S 140-45.6W)
    South Pacific · Tahiti
  50. HYDROPAC 1280/102010-06-20 → 2010-07-10
    Vessel enchantress unreported
    South Pacific · Niue

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